Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Pancakes
Although it was not that long ago that I posted a very good recipe for oatmeal pancakes, I decided to post another recipe from the same cookbook for a slightly different version of oatmeal pancakes in honor of National Oatmeal Day (October 29).
This recipe creates a fairly dense pancake with a slightly sweet, almost nutty taste. The brown sugar and whole wheat flour in this version seem to make a substantial difference in the final product.
Unlike the other oatmeal pancake recipe, this one calls for baking soda instead of baking powder. Thus, you must use buttermilk or sour milk in regular, sweet milk. The acid is needed to create a reaction to leaven the pancakes. It is similar to adding vinegar to baking soda to make a volcano as a kid or to clean a drain as an adult…you want to create bubbles 🙂
To create sour milk, add a little vinegar to regular, sweet milk.
